In Edinburgh, the glitch suggested winds speed would be 17,246mph. In Belfast, it was suggested gusts would reach 14,398mph, and in Cardiff winds were said to be 12,585mph.
Meanwhile, Truro in Cornwall was displaying wind speeds of 16,309mph and they were said to be 15,227 in Liverpool.
In reality, on Thursday there will be rain and drizzle in the south of the country and blustery showers near the east coast.
Wind gusts will reach a maximum of 30mph in Aberdeen, according to the Met Office, but not hurricane force winds like the US is currently experiencing.
The Met Office said Florida’s Hurricane Milton could bring uncertainty to the UK weather next week if its remnants end up in the Atlantic, but added it was “highly unlikely to reach the UK.
Hurricanes are powerful storms which develop in warm tropical ocean waters.
They require sustained winds near the surface of at least 74 mph, according to the Met Office. In a category 5 hurricane, the most severe on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, winds can reach over 157mph.
Hurricane Milton is battering Florida after making landfall, bringing tornadoes, floods, and the risk of storm surges.
More than two million homes and businesses are without power, and there have been “a number of deaths” reported on the Atlantic coast
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